The Global Retirement Index (GRI) 2015, issued by global asset manager, Natixis, shows which countries are the best homes for retirement and which countries aren’t. According to Natixis, welfare in retirement is achieved when the retiree has “good health and access to quality health services, enough material means to live a comfortable life, access to quality financial services, including preserving the value of savings” and when the retiree is “living in a clean and safe environment”. Based on these criteria, Switzerland earned the top spot on the GRI followed by Norway. As for Lebanon, it earned the 94th spot amongst 150 countries. In previous years, Lebanon fared better on the GRI with a rank of 53 in 2013 and 72 in 2014. In terms of quality of life, Lebanon was amongst the bottom 30 with a rank of 143. Some Middle Eastern countries were however in the top 30. Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait ranked 21st, 25th and 26th, respectively.